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    Diodes allow current to flow in only one direction. They are often used for rectification, which is the conversion of AC to DC. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) emit light when current passes through them. Light bulbs contain a resistor that transforms electric potential energy into thermal energy, causing the filament to emit light. Ammeters measure the current in a circuit. Voltmeters measure the potential difference of an electrical component.

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    Diodes allow current to flow in only one direction. They are often used for rectification, which is the conversion of AC to DC. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) emit light when current passes through them. Light bulbs contain a resistor that transforms electric potential energy into thermal energy, causing the filament to emit light. Ammeters measure the current in a circuit. Voltmeters measure the potential difference of an electrical component.

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    Diodes allow current to flow in only one direction. They are often used for rectification, which is the conversion of AC to DC. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) emit light when current passes through them. Light bulbs contain a resistor that transforms electric potential energy into thermal energy, causing the filament to emit light. Ammeters measure the current in a circuit. Voltmeters measure the potential difference of an electrical component.

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    Diodes allow current to flow in only one direction. They are often used for rectification, which is the conversion of AC to DC. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) emit light when current passes through them. Light bulbs contain a resistor that transforms electric potential energy into thermal energy, causing the filament to emit light. Ammeters measure the current in a circuit. Voltmeters measure the potential difference of an electrical component.

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    diode it allows current to flow in one direction


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    it is often used for rectification -
    i. e. Conversion of AC into DC .

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    light when a current passes through it
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    light bulb a resistor : that transforms electric potential energy into such large thermae energy that

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    ammeter it measures : the current in the circuit .

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    Voltmeter : it measures the potential difference of an electrical component .

    Worked example

    B.

    For a circuit to be connected , the switch must be closed


    ↳ this is either circuit B or D

    The other circuit symbol is a diode


    ↳ diodes only allow current to flow in one direction
    since current flow is from positive to negative , a forward -

    biased diode must point in this direction in order for


    current to flow .

    Ammeters and Voltmeters


    Electric current is measured using an ammeter

    Ammeters should always be connected in series within a circuit

    An ideal ammeter should have zero resistance

    .
    this way it will not take any
    , energy from the electrons flowing through
    it

    .
    Otherwise it would after the value of the current it is trying to measure

    Measuring Potential Difference :

    Potential Difference (or voltage) is measured using a voltmeter

    A voltmeter is
    always set up in parallel to the component is being measured
    whose
    voltage
    -
    this means that the voltmeter must be hooked across the terminals of the

    component
    when electrons flow through a component in the circuit
    -
    they transfer some of their electrical potential energy to it

    -
    the component transforms this electrical potential energy into some other form of

    energy
    Measuring the potential difference across a component means
    comparing the value
    of the electric potential
    energy of the electrons before they enter the component to when they
    leave it .

    Resistance and Resistors


    Resistance
    As electrons move through the metal wire of a circuit, they

    transfer some of their electrical potential energy to the positive


    ions of the metal .

    This energy results in an increase in the kinetic energy of


    the lattice
    which internal energy of the metal
    means a higher
    The macroscopic result of this transfer is the
    heating
    up of the wire
    some metals heat up more than others

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